The making of a CAP...discussion - Page 6

I know what you mean about the mood-busters. The issue I have about dividing one's threads into categories is that unless they're updated regularly, they fall off the page pretty quickly, often never to be noticed. I'd never be able to keep multiple threads current with the time I put into each cap. I'd then be tempted to lower quality just to throw stuff out there. I have a full-time job that keeps me busy at home and on the road, so even now finding time to do it right is tough. If I don't get tired of this by the time I retire, that might change, but not for some years to come.

I pretty much know by now whose threads appeal to me subject-wise, and follow those when I can. That does take some time on the site to decipher though, and sometimes means I miss some great stuff. The other issue is that even with my somewhat vanilla hotwife tastes, I can move into moods where my caps get a bit more into femdom or BDSM. So even my own tastes can vary. My threads dedicated to those kinks, done so infrequently, would get lost in the noise before they were even noticed. I do stay away from gay or tranny stuff, mostly because they just don't excite me, and because I kind of try to keep my subject matter fairly consistent out of consideration for those who follow my thread. BUT - I think it bears repeating that we have to be careful not to denigrate certain kinks or threads just because they don't do it for us personally. Remember that all of us here would be considered sick to most of the vanilla world should they find what we do.

It's so true that imaginative content is the key, whether it's by picture, text, or the perfect harmony of both together. But I'll have to admit, probably due to my photography background, and as a very visually oriented guy, that the pic is what first grabs me. But it's such a shame if the text tanks it.

I probably don't have to say again how much I admire Jane's originality as well. She's made her caps themselves a trademark with her pastel color palette, intriguing headshots, and text that is sexy, yet smart and penetrating. If you see one of Jane's caps outside her thread, it's instantly recognizable, much like this thread's originator, norwegian, with his black and white noir format that instantly made me a fan. It's the rare artist that breaks the mold by creating something completely unique.

In theory, shorter text is better. But there are some who know how to break that rule successfully. I can say that if the cap is done in 6 point font with endless unbroken lines of text, I don't finish it. Jane pretty much sets the text length limit for me, even when the font color fades into the background. Hell, she's so good I'll squint to get more of it. That means for me, it's the content of the text that may keep me reading, even though it's a bit longer. For very short text, Christine's the Queen of that province, along with King heavenlymr.

I enjoy multi-pic series, but not as a steady diet. Sometimes a few pics just scream for the treatment, and there are some here that do it very well. I do expect a "payoff" at the final pic though - don't leave me hanging on a worn-out cliche.

Finally, we do have to remember everyone provides this service for free. As anyone who has maintained a thread for a while can tell you, it can be a lot of work with little reward. It can, and most certainly is guaranteed to eventually be painful, trying to be "original", or "clever", or at least "interesting" all the time. Many of us have done thousands of caps, and there are days (or weeks, or even months) where it seems we're just reinventing the wheel. I'm damned glad I don't get paid and have a deadline to meet. This stuff can be a sexual outlet, a frustration vent, or even purely an addiction. But we do it because we enjoy creating, or none of us would be here long. Everyone deserves credit for doing the work, doing their art, even if sometimes it seems like it's done in a vacuum. We just soldier on, do our best, until we can't.

Don